xii, 624 p. : 29 cm. +

The kidneys are responsible for many key bodily functions, but their primary role as a filter of toxins makes them extremely susceptible to disease. Often these diseases can only be diagnosed through a renal biopsy, a complicated procedure requiring ancillary immunologic and molecular diagnostic techniques. Many academic centers set aside dedicated laboratories specifically for renal pathology due to the amount of expertise required. This book covers all methods used by renal pathologists to diagnose a wide range of kidney diseases. Unlike most literature on renal pathology, this book is situated on the midpoint between encyclopedic and superficial coverage, written for the signing-out pathologist. While focusing on tumors and transplantation rejection, a full spectrum of infectious, inflammatory, and congenital disorders is covered in both pediatric and adult populations and is analyzed not only by light microscopy but by each applicable diagnostic modality available. The text is illustrated with more than 1,000 photomicrographs and diagrams, including a CD-ROM of all images

Includes bibliographical references and index

Renal anatomy / William L. Clapp -- Renal biopsy : the nephrologist's viewpoint / Robert D. Toto -- Algorithmic approach to the interpretation of renal biopsy / Xin J. Zhou, Zoltan Laszik, and Fred G. Silva -- Glomerular diseases associated with the nephrotic syndrome and proteinuria / Michael B. Stokes, Glen S. Markowitz, and Vivette D'Agati -- Glomerular diseases associated primarily with astymptomatic or gross hematuria / Randolph A. Hennigar and James A. Tumlin -- Glomerular diseases associated with nephritic syndrome and/or rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis / Thomas E. Rogers, Dinesh Rakheja, and Xin J. Zhou -- Systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune diseases (mixed connective tissue disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjogren's syndrome) / Michael B. Stokes, Samih H. Nasr, and Vivette D. D'Agati -- Metabolic diseases of the kidney / Zoltan Laszik and Lukas Haragsim

Thrombotic microangiopathies / Zoltan Laszik -- Renal diseases associated with hematopoietic disorders or organized deposits / Guillermo A. Herrera -- Tubulointerstitial diseases / Shane M. Meehan and Tibor Nadasdy -- Hypertension and vascular diseases of the kidney / Michael D. Hughson -- Cystic and developmental diseases / Arthur G. Weinberg -- The aging kidney / Xin J. Zhou, Dinesh Rakheja, and Fred G. Silva -- End-stage kidney disease / Steven A. Bigler, Michael D. Hughson -- Pathology of renal transplantation / Tibor Nadasdy, Anjali Satoskar, and Gyongyi Nadasdy -- Tumors of the kidney / Satish Ticktoo, Pedram Argani, and Mahul B. Amin

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